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Faeries Gift HC w CD

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The Faery's Gift is magnificently illustrated by Nicoletta Ceccoli and features a beautifully written story by Tanya Robyn Batt. A poor woodcutter rescues a fairy in the Forest and is rewarded with one wish. Trouble is each member of his family wants him to make a different wish. You'll be eagerly turning the pages to find out how the woodcutter solves his dilemma. I was completely charmed by this story.

Preston McClear, ...

This story is about a wood cutter who is given a wish by a faerie for saving his life. The wood cutter returns home with the wish only to find his family at odds over what he should wish for. In the end the wood cutter finds a way to make everyone happy. I like the story, but it is not one of my 3 year old's favorites.

On a seemingly ordinary day, a poor woodcutter rescues a faerie from a preying hawk. In return for saving his life, the faerie gives the woodcutter a gift of one wish. As the woodcutter dreams of things he's always desired, he remembers his family back at home and decides that they must all decide on what the wish will be. The woodcutter is more confused than ever when his wife wants him to wish for the child they've never been able to have, his blind mother wants him to wish for her to regain her eyesight, and his father wants him to wish for gold. How can he make his entire family happy with just one wish?

This is the type of enchanting story that many children will love. They will especially enjoy hearing the story read aloud to them. But what steals the show in this book are Nicoletta Ceccoli's breathtaking illustrations. Ceccoli's illustrations are three dimensional, and in many cases, the reader is looking at the pictures in the book from a bird's eye view. Combine this with a soft palette, and you're instantly taken into another time, a magical dream world where faeries exist and have the ability to grant wishes to good people.

My nephew loved the artwork in this book. The moral of the story is great for teaching kids about making tough decisions.

This story is about a poor woodcutter who saves a faerie (also known as a fairy) from a circling hawk. In return the fairy grants him one wish. It is a difficult decision for the man because his wife wants a child, his mother wants her eyesight restored, and his father wants gold so they will no longer go hungry. He stares up to the sky for inspiration, and a falling star helps him make his choice. It is a clever choice because he has considered all the compelling requests and comes up with one wish that answers all.

The book has beautiful illustrations and aligns well with the mellow story.

We have found that the book is more suitable for children who are happy just to listen - it is not a book where the children get excited about what is going to happen next and attempt to guess.

I agree with the story reviews, so I will address the pictures, because they are what drew me in to the story. Nicoletta Ceccoli is gifted in creating ethereal characters and settings that are appropriately "other worldly", yet soft and full of empathy. She has an expressive style, full of dreamy feeling and dramatic space and color that makes me believe I could walk into these evocative landscapes and understand the woodcutter's dilemma.
Check out other titles she has illustrated if you too find this work appealing: "An Island in the Sun","The Vilage of the Basketeers", "Firefighters in the Dark","The Princess and the White Bear King","Little Red Riding Hood", and "The Girl in the Castle inside the Museum".

We took this out at the library. We read this book, I loved it, as well as my 5 year old daughter. Wonderful lesson of helping others, beautiful illustrations, and wonderfully happy ending. A must have! I'm ordering my own, for me!